More than 1,130 exhibitors from 40 countries took part in this year’s edition of Project Qatar, which successfully concluded last week in Doha, Qatar.

Over the course of four days ((May 4 to 7), the 12th international construction technology and building materials exhibition, transformed the Qatar National Exhibition Centre (QNCC) into an international construction and trade hub.

Held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the exhibition was spread over 41,500 sq m of space.

Hundreds of pre-arranged business-to-business (B2B) meetings between leading companies and visitors took place during the exhibition. Apart from enabling professionals to share best practices, and explore state-of-the-art technology, the meetings also translated into business deals, said IFP Qatar, the organiser.

Integral to this success was the enhancement of Project Qatar’s B2B matchmaking platform, which demonstrated the importance of the continuous innovation that Project Qatar stands for, it said.

Among the highlights of the show this year were the new Project Qatar Workshop Series, the PQ site tours and the PQ Business Intelligence Series.

George Ayache, general manager at IFP Qatar, said: “Project Qatar 2015 has welcomed thousands of professionals from around the world. Once again, we provided insight into the latest technology, informed about important industry trends through our educational and trade-related features, especially the new PQ (Project Qatar) workshop series that included eight successful workshops, and enabled visitors and exhibitors to strengthen their professional networks.”

The new Project Qatar Workshop Series, held in collaboration with the Qatar Chamber of Commerce, aimed at advancing understanding of commercial and educational aspects in the construction industry.

Focused on trending technology and themes fundamental to sector, the series addressed topics as diverse as manufacturing investment opportunities in Qatar, heat management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It also hosted several governmental and semi-governmental bodies, including Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) and British Standards Institution Group Middle East, among others.

The show also included the yearly Heavy Max 2015, the 12th international exhibition for heavy machinery, and Qatar Stone Tech 2015, the fourth international stone and stone technology show. - TradeArabia News Service